diff --git a/base/binutils/0001_binutils-gcc4.9-compat.patch b/base/binutils/0001_binutils-gcc4.9-compat.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d84b3a134..000000000
--- a/base/binutils/0001_binutils-gcc4.9-compat.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../binutils/0001_binutils-gcc4.9-compat.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2015 The OpenSDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-From 27b829ee701e29804216b3803fbaeb629be27491 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
-Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:46:39 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] Following up on Tom's suggestion I am checking in a patch to
- replace the various bfd_xxx_set macros with static inline functions, so that
- we can avoid compile time warnings about comma expressions with unused
- values.
-
-	* bfd-in.h (bfd_set_section_vma): Delete.
-	(bfd_set_section_alignment): Delete.
-	(bfd_set_section_userdata): Delete.
-	(bfd_set_cacheable): Delete.
-	* bfd.c (bfd_set_cacheable): New static inline function.
-	* section.c (bfd_set_section_userdata): Likewise.
-	(bfd_set_section_vma): Likewise.
-	(bfd_set_section_alignment): Likewise.
-	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
----
- bfd/bfd-in.h  |  5 -----
- bfd/bfd-in2.h | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
- bfd/bfd.c     |  8 ++++++++
- bfd/section.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- 5 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in.h b/bfd/bfd-in.h
-index 3afd71b..c7c5a7d 100644
---- a/bfd/bfd-in.h
-+++ b/bfd/bfd-in.h
-@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ typedef struct bfd_section *sec_ptr;
- 
- #define bfd_is_com_section(ptr) (((ptr)->flags & SEC_IS_COMMON) != 0)
- 
--#define bfd_set_section_vma(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->vma = (ptr)->lma = (val)), ((ptr)->user_set_vma = TRUE), TRUE)
--#define bfd_set_section_alignment(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->alignment_power = (val)),TRUE)
--#define bfd_set_section_userdata(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->userdata = (val)),TRUE)
- /* Find the address one past the end of SEC.  */
- #define bfd_get_section_limit(bfd, sec) \
-   (((bfd)->direction != write_direction && (sec)->rawsize != 0	\
-@@ -517,8 +514,6 @@ extern void warn_deprecated (const char *, const char *, int, const char *);
- 
- #define bfd_get_symbol_leading_char(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->symbol_leading_char)
- 
--#define bfd_set_cacheable(abfd,bool) (((abfd)->cacheable = bool), TRUE)
--
- extern bfd_boolean bfd_cache_close
-   (bfd *abfd);
- /* NB: This declaration should match the autogenerated one in libbfd.h.  */
-diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
-index 71996db..b5aeb40 100644
---- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
-+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
-@@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ typedef struct bfd_section *sec_ptr;
- 
- #define bfd_is_com_section(ptr) (((ptr)->flags & SEC_IS_COMMON) != 0)
- 
--#define bfd_set_section_vma(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->vma = (ptr)->lma = (val)), ((ptr)->user_set_vma = TRUE), TRUE)
--#define bfd_set_section_alignment(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->alignment_power = (val)),TRUE)
--#define bfd_set_section_userdata(bfd, ptr, val) (((ptr)->userdata = (val)),TRUE)
- /* Find the address one past the end of SEC.  */
- #define bfd_get_section_limit(bfd, sec) \
-   (((bfd)->direction != write_direction && (sec)->rawsize != 0	\
-@@ -524,8 +521,6 @@ extern void warn_deprecated (const char *, const char *, int, const char *);
- 
- #define bfd_get_symbol_leading_char(abfd) ((abfd)->xvec->symbol_leading_char)
- 
--#define bfd_set_cacheable(abfd,bool) (((abfd)->cacheable = bool), TRUE)
--
- extern bfd_boolean bfd_cache_close
-   (bfd *abfd);
- /* NB: This declaration should match the autogenerated one in libbfd.h.  */
-@@ -1029,7 +1024,7 @@ bfd *bfd_openr (const char *filename, const char *target);
- 
- bfd *bfd_fdopenr (const char *filename, const char *target, int fd);
- 
--bfd *bfd_openstreamr (const char *, const char *, void *);
-+bfd *bfd_openstreamr (const char * filename, const char * target, void * stream);
- 
- bfd *bfd_openr_iovec (const char *filename, const char *target,
-     void *(*open_func) (struct bfd *nbfd,
-@@ -1596,6 +1591,32 @@ struct relax_table {
-   int size;
- };
- 
-+/* Note: the following are provided as inline functions rather than macros
-+   because not all callers use the return value.  A macro implementation
-+   would use a comma expression, eg: "((ptr)->foo = val, TRUE)" and some
-+   compilers will complain about comma expressions that have no effect.  */
-+static inline bfd_boolean
-+bfd_set_section_userdata (bfd * abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection * ptr, void * val)
-+{
-+  ptr->userdata = val;
-+  return TRUE;
-+}
-+
-+static inline bfd_boolean
-+bfd_set_section_vma (bfd * abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection * ptr, bfd_vma val)
-+{
-+  ptr->vma = ptr->lma = val;
-+  ptr->user_set_vma = TRUE;
-+  return TRUE;
-+}
-+
-+static inline bfd_boolean
-+bfd_set_section_alignment (bfd * abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection * ptr, unsigned int val)
-+{
-+  ptr->alignment_power = val;
-+  return TRUE;
-+}
-+
- /* These sections are global, and are managed by BFD.  The application
-    and target back end are not permitted to change the values in
-    these sections.  */
-@@ -6415,6 +6436,14 @@ struct bfd
-   unsigned int selective_search : 1;
- };
- 
-+/* See note beside bfd_set_section_userdata.  */
-+static inline bfd_boolean
-+bfd_set_cacheable (bfd * abfd, bfd_boolean val)
-+{
-+  abfd->cacheable = val;
-+  return TRUE;
-+}
-+
- typedef enum bfd_error
- {
-   bfd_error_no_error = 0,
-diff --git a/bfd/bfd.c b/bfd/bfd.c
-index 8d0580c..2d174f3 100644
---- a/bfd/bfd.c
-+++ b/bfd/bfd.c
-@@ -311,6 +311,14 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
- .  unsigned int selective_search : 1;
- .};
- .
-+.{* See note beside bfd_set_section_userdata.  *}
-+.static inline bfd_boolean
-+.bfd_set_cacheable (bfd * abfd, bfd_boolean val)
-+.{
-+.  abfd->cacheable = val;
-+.  return TRUE;
-+.}
-+.
- */
- 
- #include "sysdep.h"
-diff --git a/bfd/section.c b/bfd/section.c
-index fb19d8c..a661228 100644
---- a/bfd/section.c
-+++ b/bfd/section.c
-@@ -542,6 +542,32 @@ CODE_FRAGMENT
- .  int size;
- .};
- .
-+.{* Note: the following are provided as inline functions rather than macros
-+.   because not all callers use the return value.  A macro implementation
-+.   would use a comma expression, eg: "((ptr)->foo = val, TRUE)" and some
-+.   compilers will complain about comma expressions that have no effect.  *}
-+.static inline bfd_boolean
-+.bfd_set_section_userdata (bfd * abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection * ptr, void * val)
-+.{
-+.  ptr->userdata = val;
-+.  return TRUE;
-+.}
-+.
-+.static inline bfd_boolean
-+.bfd_set_section_vma (bfd * abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection * ptr, bfd_vma val)
-+.{
-+.  ptr->vma = ptr->lma = val;
-+.  ptr->user_set_vma = TRUE;
-+.  return TRUE;
-+.}
-+.
-+.static inline bfd_boolean
-+.bfd_set_section_alignment (bfd * abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, asection * ptr, unsigned int val)
-+.{
-+.  ptr->alignment_power = val;
-+.  return TRUE;
-+.}
-+.
- .{* These sections are global, and are managed by BFD.  The application
- .   and target back end are not permitted to change the values in
- .   these sections.  *}
--- 
-1.9.4
-
-
diff --git a/base/binutils/0002_binutils-texinfo-5.0-gas-doc.patch b/base/binutils/0002_binutils-texinfo-5.0-gas-doc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f1e640dc8..000000000
--- a/base/binutils/0002_binutils-texinfo-5.0-gas-doc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../binutils/0002_binutils-texinfo-5.0-gas-doc.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2014 The OpenSDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-taken from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jck/pkgbuilds/master/binutils-msp430/0002_binutils-texinfo-5.0-gas-doc.patch
-
-diff --git c/gas/doc/c-arc.texi i/gas/doc/c-arc.texi
-index 3a136a7..cd6f0d9 100644
---- c/gas/doc/c-arc.texi
-+++ i/gas/doc/c-arc.texi
-@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ The extension instructions are not macros.  The assembler creates
- encodings for use of these instructions according to the specification
- by the user.  The parameters are:
- 
--@table @bullet
-+@table @code
- @item @var{name}
- Name of the extension instruction 
- 
-diff --git c/gas/doc/c-arm.texi i/gas/doc/c-arm.texi
-index d3cccf4..97c2f92 100644
---- c/gas/doc/c-arm.texi
-+++ i/gas/doc/c-arm.texi
-@@ -376,29 +376,29 @@ ARM and THUMB instructions had their own, separate syntaxes.  The new,
- @code{unified} syntax, which can be selected via the @code{.syntax}
- directive, and has the following main features:
- 
--@table @bullet
--@item
-+@table @code
-+@item 1
- Immediate operands do not require a @code{#} prefix.
- 
--@item
-+@item 2
- The @code{IT} instruction may appear, and if it does it is validated
- against subsequent conditional affixes.  In ARM mode it does not
- generate machine code, in THUMB mode it does.
- 
--@item
-+@item 3
- For ARM instructions the conditional affixes always appear at the end
- of the instruction.  For THUMB instructions conditional affixes can be
- used, but only inside the scope of an @code{IT} instruction.
- 
--@item
-+@item 4
- All of the instructions new to the V6T2 architecture (and later) are
- available.  (Only a few such instructions can be written in the
- @code{divided} syntax).
- 
--@item
-+@item 5
- The @code{.N} and @code{.W} suffixes are recognized and honored.
- 
--@item
-+@item 6
- All instructions set the flags if and only if they have an @code{s}
- affix.
- @end table
-@@ -433,28 +433,6 @@ Either @samp{#} or @samp{$} can be used to indicate immediate operands.
- @cindex register names, ARM
- *TODO* Explain about ARM register naming, and the predefined names.
- 
--@node ARM-Neon-Alignment
--@subsection NEON Alignment Specifiers
--
--@cindex alignment for NEON instructions
--Some NEON load/store instructions allow an optional address
--alignment qualifier.
--The ARM documentation specifies that this is indicated by
--@samp{@@ @var{align}}. However GAS already interprets
--the @samp{@@} character as a "line comment" start,
--so @samp{: @var{align}} is used instead.  For example:
--
--@smallexample
--        vld1.8 @{q0@}, [r0, :128]
--@end smallexample
--
--@node ARM Floating Point
--@section Floating Point
--
--@cindex floating point, ARM (@sc{ieee})
--@cindex ARM floating point (@sc{ieee})
--The ARM family uses @sc{ieee} floating-point numbers.
--
- @node ARM-Relocations
- @subsection ARM relocation generation
- 
-@@ -497,6 +475,28 @@ respectively.  For example to load the 32-bit address of foo into r0:
-         MOVT r0, #:upper16:foo
- @end smallexample
- 
-+@node ARM-Neon-Alignment
-+@subsection NEON Alignment Specifiers
-+
-+@cindex alignment for NEON instructions
-+Some NEON load/store instructions allow an optional address
-+alignment qualifier.
-+The ARM documentation specifies that this is indicated by
-+@samp{@@ @var{align}}. However GAS already interprets
-+the @samp{@@} character as a "line comment" start,
-+so @samp{: @var{align}} is used instead.  For example:
-+
-+@smallexample
-+        vld1.8 @{q0@}, [r0, :128]
-+@end smallexample
-+
-+@node ARM Floating Point
-+@section Floating Point
-+
-+@cindex floating point, ARM (@sc{ieee})
-+@cindex ARM floating point (@sc{ieee})
-+The ARM family uses @sc{ieee} floating-point numbers.
-+
- @node ARM Directives
- @section ARM Machine Directives
- 
-diff --git c/gas/doc/c-cr16.texi i/gas/doc/c-cr16.texi
-index b6cf10f..00ddae2 100644
---- c/gas/doc/c-cr16.texi
-+++ i/gas/doc/c-cr16.texi
-@@ -43,26 +43,33 @@ Operand expression type qualifier is an optional field in the instruction operan
- CR16 target operand qualifiers and its size (in bits):
- 
- @table @samp
--@item Immediate Operand
--- s ---- 4 bits
--@item 
--- m ---- 16 bits, for movb and movw instructions.
--@item 
--- m ---- 20 bits, movd instructions.
--@item 
--- l ---- 32 bits
--
--@item Absolute Operand
--- s ---- Illegal specifier for this operand.
--@item  
--- m ---- 20 bits, movd instructions.
--
--@item Displacement Operand
--- s ---- 8 bits
--@item
--- m ---- 16 bits
--@item 
--- l ---- 24 bits
-+@item Immediate Operand: s
-+4 bits.
-+
-+@item Immediate Operand: m
-+16 bits, for movb and movw instructions.
-+
-+@item Immediate Operand: m
-+20 bits, movd instructions.
-+
-+@item Immediate Operand: l
-+32 bits.
-+
-+@item Absolute Operand: s
-+Illegal specifier for this operand.
-+
-+@item Absolute Operand: m
-+20 bits, movd instructions.
-+
-+@item Displacement Operand: s
-+8 bits.
-+
-+@item Displacement Operand: m
-+16 bits.
-+
-+@item Displacement Operand: l
-+24 bits
-+
- @end table
- 
- For example:
-diff --git c/gas/doc/c-mips.texi i/gas/doc/c-mips.texi
-index 715091e..1250c1e 100644
---- c/gas/doc/c-mips.texi
-+++ i/gas/doc/c-mips.texi
-@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ the @samp{mad} and @samp{madu} instruction, and to not schedule @samp{nop}
- instructions around accesses to the @samp{HI} and @samp{LO} registers.
- @samp{-no-m4650} turns off this option.
- 
--@itemx -m3900
-+@item -m3900
- @itemx -no-m3900
- @itemx -m4100
- @itemx -no-m4100
-diff --git c/gas/doc/c-score.texi i/gas/doc/c-score.texi
-index 0820115..a5b570f 100644
---- c/gas/doc/c-score.texi
-+++ i/gas/doc/c-score.texi
-@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ implicitly with the @code{gp} register. The default value is 8.
- @item -EB
- Assemble code for a big-endian cpu
- 
--@itemx -EL
-+@item -EL
- Assemble code for a little-endian cpu
- 
- @item -FIXDD 
-@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ Assemble code for no warning message for fix data dependency
- @item -SCORE5
- Assemble code for target is SCORE5
- 
--@itemx -SCORE5U
-+@item -SCORE5U
- Assemble code for target is SCORE5U
- 
--@itemx -SCORE7
-+@item -SCORE7
- Assemble code for target is SCORE7, this is default setting
- 
--@itemx -SCORE3
-+@item -SCORE3
- Assemble code for target is SCORE3
- 
- @item -march=score7
-diff --git c/gas/doc/c-tic54x.texi i/gas/doc/c-tic54x.texi
-index 4cfb440..9d631a6 100644
---- c/gas/doc/c-tic54x.texi
-+++ i/gas/doc/c-tic54x.texi
-@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ In this example, x is replaced with SYM2; SYM2 is replaced with SYM1, and SYM1
- is replaced with x.  At this point, x has already been encountered
- and the substitution stops.
- 
--@smallexample @code
-+@smallexample
-  .asg   "x",SYM1 
-  .asg   "SYM1",SYM2
-  .asg   "SYM2",x
-@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ Substitution may be forced in situations where replacement might be
- ambiguous by placing colons on either side of the subsym.  The following
- code: 
- 
--@smallexample @code
-+@smallexample
-  .eval  "10",x
- LAB:X:  add     #x, a
- @end smallexample
- 
- When assembled becomes:
- 
--@smallexample @code
-+@smallexample
- LAB10  add     #10, a
- @end smallexample
- 
-@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ The @code{LDX} pseudo-op is provided for loading the extended addressing bits
- of a label or address.  For example, if an address @code{_label} resides
- in extended program memory, the value of @code{_label} may be loaded as
- follows:
--@smallexample @code
-+@smallexample
-  ldx     #_label,16,a    ; loads extended bits of _label
-  or      #_label,a       ; loads lower 16 bits of _label
-  bacc    a               ; full address is in accumulator A
-@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ Assign @var{name} the string @var{string}.  String replacement is
- performed on @var{string} before assignment.
- 
- @cindex @code{eval} directive, TIC54X
--@itemx .eval @var{string}, @var{name}
-+@item .eval @var{string}, @var{name}
- Evaluate the contents of string @var{string} and assign the result as a
- string to the subsym @var{name}.  String replacement is performed on
- @var{string} before assignment. 
diff --git a/base/binutils/0003-binutils-texinfo-5.0.patch b/base/binutils/0003-binutils-texinfo-5.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a98282e7..000000000
--- a/base/binutils/0003-binutils-texinfo-5.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../binutils/0003-binutils-texinfo-5.0.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2014 The OpenSDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-based on https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jck/pkgbuilds/master/binutils-msp430/0003-binutils-texinfo-5.0.patch
-
-diff --git i/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo w/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo
-index 45ffa73..c3ca5e7 100644
---- i/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo
-+++ w/bfd/doc/bfd.texinfo
-@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ All of BFD lives in one directory.
- @printindex cp
- 
- @tex
--% I think something like @colophon should be in texinfo.  In the
-+% I think something like @@colophon should be in texinfo.  In the
- % meantime:
- \long\def\colophon{\hbox to0pt{}\vfill
- \centerline{The body of this manual is set in}
-@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ All of BFD lives in one directory.
- \centerline{{\sl\fontname\tensl\/}}
- \centerline{are used for emphasis.}\vfill}
- \page\colophon
--% Blame: doc@cygnus.com, 28mar91.
-+% Blame: doc@@cygnus.com, 28mar91.
- @end tex
- 
- @bye
---- ./binutils/doc/binutils.texi.orig	2014-08-06 21:25:08.000000000 +0200
-+++ ./binutils/doc/binutils.texi	2014-08-06 21:27:25.000000000 +0200
-@@ -4375,7 +4375,7 @@
- 
- @table @env
- 
--@itemx --input-mach=@var{machine}
-+@item --input-mach=@var{machine}
- Set the matching input ELF machine type to @var{machine}.  If
- @option{--input-mach} isn't specified, it will match any ELF
- machine types.
-@@ -4383,21 +4383,21 @@
- The supported ELF machine types are, @var{L1OM}, @var{K1OM} and
- @var{x86-64}.
- 
--@itemx --output-mach=@var{machine}
-+@item --output-mach=@var{machine}
- Change the ELF machine type in the ELF header to @var{machine}.  The
- supported ELF machine types are the same as @option{--input-mach}.
- 
--@itemx --input-type=@var{type}
-+@item --input-type=@var{type}
- Set the matching input ELF file type to @var{type}.  If
- @option{--input-type} isn't specified, it will match any ELF file types.
- 
- The supported ELF file types are, @var{rel}, @var{exec} and @var{dyn}.
- 
--@itemx --output-type=@var{type}
-+@item --output-type=@var{type}
- Change the ELF file type in the ELF header to @var{type}.  The
- supported ELF types are the same as @option{--input-type}.
- 
--@itemx --input-osabi=@var{osabi}
-+@item --input-osabi=@var{osabi}
- Set the matching input ELF file OSABI to @var{osabi}.  If
- @option{--input-osabi} isn't specified, it will match any ELF OSABIs.
- 
-@@ -4407,7 +4407,7 @@
- @var{FreeBSD}, @var{TRU64}, @var{Modesto}, @var{OpenBSD}, @var{OpenVMS},
- @var{NSK}, @var{AROS} and @var{FenixOS}.
- 
--@itemx --output-osabi=@var{osabi}
-+@item --output-osabi=@var{osabi}
- Change the ELF OSABI in the ELF header to @var{osabi}.  The
- supported ELF OSABI are the same as @option{--input-osabi}.
- 
-diff --git i/ld/ld.texinfo w/ld/ld.texinfo
-index 879bcfc..0a0845d 100644
---- i/ld/ld.texinfo
-+++ w/ld/ld.texinfo
-@@ -7694,7 +7694,7 @@ If you have more than one @code{SECT} statement for the same
- @printindex cp
- 
- @tex
--% I think something like @colophon should be in texinfo.  In the
-+% I think something like @@colophon should be in texinfo.  In the
- % meantime:
- \long\def\colophon{\hbox to0pt{}\vfill
- \centerline{The body of this manual is set in}
-@@ -7705,7 +7705,7 @@ If you have more than one @code{SECT} statement for the same
- \centerline{{\sl\fontname\tensl\/}}
- \centerline{are used for emphasis.}\vfill}
- \page\colophon
--% Blame: doc@cygnus.com, 28mar91.
-+% Blame: doc@@cygnus.com, 28mar91.
- @end tex
- 
- @bye
diff --git a/base/binutils/binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch b/base/binutils/binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af64f7408
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/binutils/binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../binutils/binutils-ld-fix-static-linking.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2015 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+This fixes static linking for our hardened toolchain
+diff --git a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+index e8126cb..9532bfb 100644
+--- a/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
++++ b/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc
+@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ test "${LARGE_SECTIONS}" = "yes" && LARGE_SECTIONS="
+ if test "${ENABLE_INITFINI_ARRAY}" = "yes"; then
+   SORT_INIT_ARRAY="KEEP (*(SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(.init_array.*) SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(.ctors.*)))"
+   SORT_FINI_ARRAY="KEEP (*(SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(.fini_array.*) SORT_BY_INIT_PRIORITY(.dtors.*)))"
+-  CTORS_IN_INIT_ARRAY="EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtbegin.o *crtbegin?.o *crtend.o *crtend?.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .ctors"
+-  DTORS_IN_FINI_ARRAY="EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtbegin.o *crtbegin?.o *crtend.o *crtend?.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .dtors"
++  CTORS_IN_INIT_ARRAY="EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtbegin*.o *crtend*.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .ctors"
++  DTORS_IN_FINI_ARRAY="EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtbegin*.o *crtend*.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .dtors"
+ else
+   SORT_INIT_ARRAY="KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))"
+   SORT_FINI_ARRAY="KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))"
+@@ -270,15 +270,14 @@ CTOR=".ctors        ${CONSTRUCTING-0} :
+        doesn't matter which directory crtbegin.o
+        is in.  */
+ 
+-    KEEP (*crtbegin.o(.ctors))
+-    KEEP (*crtbegin?.o(.ctors))
++    KEEP (*crtbegin*.o(.ctors))
+ 
+     /* We don't want to include the .ctor section from
+        the crtend.o file until after the sorted ctors.
+        The .ctor section from the crtend file contains the
+        end of ctors marker and it must be last */
+ 
+-    KEEP (*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtend.o *crtend?.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .ctors))
++    KEEP (*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtend*.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .ctors))
+     KEEP (*(SORT(.ctors.*)))
+     KEEP (*(.ctors))
+     ${CONSTRUCTING+${CTOR_END}}
+@@ -286,9 +285,8 @@ CTOR=".ctors        ${CONSTRUCTING-0} :
+ DTOR=".dtors        ${CONSTRUCTING-0} :
+   {
+     ${CONSTRUCTING+${DTOR_START}}
+-    KEEP (*crtbegin.o(.dtors))
+-    KEEP (*crtbegin?.o(.dtors))
+-    KEEP (*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtend.o *crtend?.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .dtors))
++    KEEP (*crtbegin*.o(.dtors))
++    KEEP (*(EXCLUDE_FILE (*crtend*.o $OTHER_EXCLUDE_FILES) .dtors))
+     KEEP (*(SORT(.dtors.*)))
+     KEEP (*(.dtors))
+     ${CONSTRUCTING+${DTOR_END}}
diff --git a/base/binutils/binutils.desc b/base/binutils/binutils.desc
index 010d5e54a..eccd1c207 100644
--- a/base/binutils/binutils.desc
+++ b/base/binutils/binutils.desc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../binutils/binutils.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2015 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.22.52.0.4
+[V] 2.25.1
 [P] X 012--5---9 102.100
 
-[D] 3197749094 binutils-2.22.52.0.4.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/devel/binutils/
+[D] 2299588662 binutils-2.25.1.tar.bz2 http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/
 
diff --git a/base/binutils/hash-style-gnu.patch b/base/binutils/hash-style-gnu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16e07d0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/binutils/hash-style-gnu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../binutils/hash-style-gnu.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2015 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+# DP: Default to --hash-style=gnu in ld.bfd and ld.gold.
+
+--- a/ld/ldmain.c
++++ b/ld/ldmain.c
+@@ -287,6 +288,15 @@
+   emulation = get_emulation (argc, argv);
+   ldemul_choose_mode (emulation);
+   default_target = ldemul_choose_target (argc, argv);
++
++  /* Default to --hash-style=gnu */
++  if (strcmp (default_target, "elf32-tradbigmips") != 0
++      && strcmp (default_target, "elf32-tradlittlemips") != 0)
++    {
++      link_info.emit_gnu_hash = TRUE;
++      link_info.emit_hash = FALSE;
++    }
++
+   config.maxpagesize = bfd_emul_get_maxpagesize (default_target);
+   config.commonpagesize = bfd_emul_get_commonpagesize (default_target);
+   lang_init ();
+--- a/gold/options.h
++++ b/gold/options.h
+@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
+ 		N_("Min fraction of empty buckets in dynamic hash"),
+ 		N_("FRACTION"));
+ 
+-  DEFINE_enum(hash_style, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "sysv",
++  DEFINE_enum(hash_style, options::TWO_DASHES, '\0', "gnu",
+ 	      N_("Dynamic hash style"), N_("[sysv,gnu,both]"),
+ 	      {"sysv", "gnu", "both"});
+ 
diff --git a/base/binutils/have_stdlib.patch b/base/binutils/have_stdlib.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 539abc267..000000000
--- a/base/binutils/have_stdlib.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../binutils/have_stdlib.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2003 Clifford Wolf
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
---- ./libiberty/cplus-dem.c.orig	Thu Nov  8 01:11:59 2001
-+++ ./libiberty/cplus-dem.c	Thu Nov  8 01:14:09 2001
-@@ -49,12 +49,7 @@
- #include <string.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- 
--#ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
- #include <stdlib.h>
--#else
--void * malloc ();
--void * realloc ();
--#endif
- 
- #include <demangle.h>
- #undef CURRENT_DEMANGLING_STYLE
-
diff --git a/base/binutils/ld-glob.patch b/base/binutils/ld-glob.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 462f9c8a4..000000000
--- a/base/binutils/ld-glob.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../binutils/ld-glob.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-This adds /etc/ld.so.conf globbing to the gnu linker. We need this, since we
-also patch the glibc's dynamic linker and the linker needs to be able to
-scan the directories, too.
-
-  - Rene Rebe <rene@exactcode.de>
-
---- binutils-2.15.94.0.1/ld/emultempl/elf32.em	2004-11-22 21:33:33.000000000 +0100
-+++ binutils-2.15.94.0.1-glob/ld/emultempl/elf32.em	2004-12-23 23:40:56.549479128 +0100
-@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
- 	    }
- 	  while (c != '\0');
- 	}
--      else
-+      else /* normal dir (e.g. no include) */
- 	{
- 	  char *dir = p;
- 	  while (*p && *p != '=' && *p != ' ' && *p != '\t' && *p != '\f'
-@@ -642,14 +642,48 @@
- 
- 	  while (p != dir && p[-1] == '/')
- 	    --p;
--	  if (info->path == NULL)
-+
-+	  /* cut trailing comments and such */
-+	  p[1] = 0;
-+
-+	  /* assume path is a pattern - compare with quite equal glibc patch
-+	     -ReneR */
-+
-+	  glob_t result;
-+	  #ifdef GLOB_ONLYDIR
-+	  if (glob(dir, GLOB_ONLYDIR, NULL, &result) == 0) {
-+	  #else
-+	  if (glob(dir, 0, NULL, &result) == 0) {
-+	  #endif
-+	    size_t j;
-+	    for (j = 0; j < result.gl_pathc; j++)
- 	    {
-+	      char* x = result.gl_pathv[j];
-+
-+	      if (info->path == NULL) {
-+	        info->alloc = strlen(x) + 256;
-+	        info->path = xmalloc (info->alloc);
-+	        info->len = 0;
-+	      }
-+	      else {
-+	        if (info->len + 1 + strlen(x) + 1 >= info->alloc) {
-+		  info->alloc += strlen(x) + 1 + 256;
-+		  info->path = xrealloc (info->path, info->alloc);
-+		}
-+	        info->path[info->len++] = ':';
-+	      }
-+	      strcpy (info->path + info->len, x);
-+	      info->len += strlen(x);
-+
-+	    }
-+	  } else {
-+	    /* error orig. code from binutils - in theory we do not need it */
-+	    if (info->path == NULL) {
- 	      info->alloc = p - dir + 1 + 256;
- 	      info->path = xmalloc (info->alloc);
- 	      info->len = 0;
- 	    }
--	  else
--	    {
-+	    else {
- 	      if (info->len + 1 + (p - dir) >= info->alloc)
- 		{
- 		  info->alloc += p - dir + 256;
-@@ -657,9 +688,11 @@
- 		}
- 	      info->path[info->len++] = ':';
- 	    }
--	  memcpy (info->path + info->len, dir, p - dir);
--	  info->len += p - dir;
--	  info->path[info->len] = '\0';
-+	    memcpy (info->path + info->len, dir, p - dir);
-+	    info->len += p - dir;
-+	    info->path[info->len] = '\0';
-+	  }
-+	  globfree (&result);
- 	}
-     }
-   while (! feof (f));